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  6. HB202 Alabama 2021 Session
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HB202 Alabama 2021 Session

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  • 1 Bill Summary
  • 2 Bill Actions
  • 3 Bill Text
  • 4 Bill Documents

Bill Summary

Sponsors
  • Mike Ball
  • Tim Wadsworth
  • Ritchie Whorton
Session
Regular Session 2021
Title
Grand juries, remove grand jury witnesses from certain provisions limiting disclosure of testimony, court reporter or stenographer required to record grand jury proceedings, Sec. 12-16-213.1 added; Sec. 12-16-219 repealed; Secs. 12-16-214, 12-16-215, 12-16-216 am'd.
Description

Under existing law, certain individuals involved in the grand jury process are prohibited from disclosing certain information

This bill would remove grand jury witnesses from certain provisions limiting disclosure of grand jury testimony

Under existing law, grand jury proceedings are not required to be recorded

This bill would provide that all grand jury proceedings must be recorded by a court reporter or stenographer

This bill also would provide when a grand jury witness's testimony may be disclosed by the state and provides for the disclosure

This bill would repeal the oath of secrecy for grand jury witnesses

This bill would also make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style

Relating to grand juries; to amend Sections 12-16-214, 12-16-215, and 12-16-216, Code of Alabama 1975, to remove grand jury witnesses from certain provisions limiting disclosure of grand jury testimony; to add Section 12-16-213.1 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to require grand jury proceedings to be recorded by a court reporter or stenographer; to provide for when a testimony may be released by the state, and to provide for the procedure; to repeal Section 12-16-219, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the oath of secrecy for grand jury witnesses; and to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.

Subjects
Grand Jury

Bill Actions

Action Date Chamber Action
February 2, 2021 H Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary

Bill Text

Download HB202 Alabama 2021 Session PDF

Bill Documents

Type Link
Bill Text HB202 Alabama 2021 Session - Introduced
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